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Started by fish farm and wholesaler Ah Hua Kelong, this restaurant in Haji Lane (it shares space with hip cocktail bar Bar Stories) is perfect if you're in the mood for a seafood feast. Consider starting with the Curry Mussels ($16 with deep-fried mantou, $18 with pasta). The mussels are plump and fresh, and the gravy certainly made an impression on Burpple Tastemaker Amanda Liu, who declared she would gladly drink it all down. Take Tastemaker Zhihui Lim's advice to go for the mantous, which are great for mopping up all that luscious curry. Another interesting dish is the Confit Seabass ($20), served on a base of hummus. The fish, like most of the seafood here, was super fresh and cooked in a way that offered a hint of plum-like sweetness. Mix things up with an order of Braised Beef Shin ($22), fork-tender yet retaining a good bite, served with torched potato mash, broccoli and crisp barley chips. If you fancy a tipple, the bartenders at Bar Stories would be happy to shake up a bespoke cocktail for you (average price $20-$25).
Avg Price: $60 per person
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Zhihui Lim

After some brainstorming and the search for ingredients, they've come up with this dish that is healthy and very tasty; had us going for more despite the crazy weather and the fact that I was already melting into a puddle from the walk in. Totally worth it.

The same soup base from their classic bkt is used for the sea cucumber but being cooked with it improves the taste further. We loved the texture of the specially sourced sea cucumber which was not mushy nor hard. The pork ribs here were tender, and one thing to note fresh pork is used - no frozen meat here! Pretty clean taste overall.

They are popular for their Claypot Crayfish Laksa but this is very good too! One of those you wanna drink up all the soup😋

The odd-shaped handmade fishballs came with a soft texture and the right amount of fishy flavour but my preference was leaning slightly towards the handmade meatballs which I suspect might be spiked with bits of fried sole fish. At $3 and $4, you will get a bowl of noodles (which the chef mixes with pork lard oil and you can add some preserved vegetables to up the flavour), and a mixture of fishballs and meatballs, definitely able to fill a hungry tummy.

Hong Xing Handmade Fishball & Meatball Noodles
Address: 531A, Upper Cross Street, Hong Lim Food Centre, Unit 02-30, Singapore 051531

Delicious herbal fish soup